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James Gunn(1920-1966)

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James Gunn was born on 22 August 1920 in San Francisco, California, USA. He was a writer, known for L'Étrangleur (1943), Désir de femme (1953) and The Texan (1958). He died on 20 September 1966 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornAugust 22, 1920
DiedSeptember 20, 1966(46)
BornAugust 22, 1920
DiedSeptember 20, 1966(46)
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Barbara Stanwyck and Michael O'Shea in L'Étrangleur (1943)
L'Étrangleur
6.2
  • Writer
  • 1943
Barbara Stanwyck and Lyle Bettger in Désir de femme (1953)
Désir de femme
7.0
  • Writer
  • 1953
The Texan (1958)
The Texan
7.6
TV Series
  • Writer(creator)
Rita Hayworth and Glenn Ford in L'affaire de Trinidad (1952)
L'affaire de Trinidad
6.6
  • Writer
  • 1952

Credits

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  • Bob Terry in The Forsaken Westerns (2017)
    The Forsaken Westerns
    8.0
    TV Series
    • creator
    • 2018
  • Corps et biens (1986)
    Corps et biens
    5.5
    • novel "Tendre femelle"
    • 1986
  • The Long, Hot Summer (1965)
    The Long, Hot Summer
    7.2
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1965
  • Haute tension (1963)
    Haute tension
    7.7
    TV Series
    • teleplay
    • 1964
  • Le Jeune Docteur Kildare (1961)
    Le Jeune Docteur Kildare
    7.0
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1963
  • Fred Astaire in Alcoa Premiere (1961)
    Alcoa Premiere
    6.9
    TV Series
    • teleplay by
    • 1962
  • 87th Precinct (1961)
    87th Precinct
    8.0
    TV Series
    • teleplay by
    • 1962
  • The Investigators (1961)
    The Investigators
    7.3
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1961
  • Échec et mat (1960)
    Échec et mat
    7.4
    TV Series
    • story
    • teleplay
    • teleplay by ...
    • 1960–1961
  • Edd Byrnes, Roger Smith, and Efrem Zimbalist Jr. in 77 Sunset Strip (1958)
    77 Sunset Strip
    7.7
    TV Series
    • teleplay by
    • 1959–1960
  • The Texan (1958)
    The Texan
    7.6
    TV Series
    • characters created by
    • 1960
  • Le mal d'être jeune (1960)
    Le mal d'être jeune
    5.9
    • Writer
    • 1960
  • James Garner and Jack Kelly in Maverick (1957)
    Maverick
    8.0
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1960
  • Ty Hardin in Bronco (1958)
    Bronco
    7.1
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1959
  • Ce monde à part (1959)
    Ce monde à part
    7.4
    • screenplay
    • 1959

Personal details

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  • Born
    • August 22, 1920
    • San Francisco, California, USA
  • Died
    • September 20, 1966
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Other works
    Unsold pilot: Created (w/Kathleen Hite) a pilot for a western series to be called "Mountain Man" about a Rocky Mountain fur trading station in the 1840s.

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